Enterprise (1981)

Specials

Half-hour program on the "real-life adventure" of big business. Newsman Eric Sevareid, who served as host, described the series as neither "chamber of commerce boosterism" nor anti-establishment; rather, "an effort to report how various industrial sectors actually work."

Released Oct. 2, 1981 Episode 42 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: tmdb.industry, tmdb.business

Production Companies: WGBH Boston

Network: PBS

Country: United States
Languages: English

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Eric Sevareid

S0E1 - John DeLorean: The End of the Road

A look under the hood of John DeLorean's ill-fated dream, in this updated edition of the 1981 episode Start-Up.

Nov. 11, 1982, midnight

S0E2 - Space Salvage

When two communications satellites were lost in space in early 1984, an earthbound drama with staggering financial consequences began. The accident, its ramifications, and the bold plan to save one of the satellites are chronicled.

Oct. 24, 1984, midnight

S0E3 - Satellites Lost and Found

NASA's successful use of the space shuttle to recover two space satellites is updated to include actual footage of the November 1984 mission.

Jan. 23, 1985, midnight

S0E4 - Billion Dollar Day

Cameras follow three currency traders in Hong Kong, London, and New York through a single day's wheeling and dealing. Also aired on BBC as an episode of Commercial Breaks.

Feb. 19, 1986, midnight